For Immediate Release: July 6, 2009
Contact: Annette Barnette
Public Relations & Marketing Director
Glenville State College
Glenville, West Virginia
(304) 462-4115

Glenville, WV – Ed Toman has been named the Director of the Glenville State College JASON Project and Coordinator of the GSC Hidden Promise Consortium. “I am so excited about this opportunity to work at my alma mater. Glenville State College changed my life, and now I can give back even more to the place that is near and dear to my heart. I am fortunate to work under Dr. Barr’s leadership and thank him for this incredible opportunity,” said Toman.

The federally-funded JASON Project trains area teachers at Glenville State College so they can take the program into local classrooms to inspire and motivate students to learn science. Glenville State College President Dr. Peter Barr created the GSC Hidden Promise Consortium three years ago implementing it in more than a dozen Central West Virginia Counties. HPC goals include improving communication between K-12 and higher education as well as increasing high school graduation, college attendance, and college graduation rates. Barr said, “Ed’s tremendous experience working with K-12 students, teachers, and superintendents and his knowledge of Glenville State College make him perfect for the job.”

Toman served five years as the Gilmer County Schools Superintendent beginning in 2004. Prior to that, he worked seven years for Wirt County Schools in various positions including Schools Superintendent, Wirt County High School Principal, and Vocational Director as well as four years employed in the Monongalia County Schools system as a teacher and a coach. Toman’s extensive educational career also includes time at Presley Ridge School at Laurel Park in Clarksburg and at schools in Braxton, Lewis, Wetzel, and Tyler Counties.

Toman received his Bachelor’s Degree in 1991 from Glenville State College where he majored in Education with an emphasis on multi-subjects K-8, behavior disorders K-12, learning disabled K-12, and mentally impaired K-12. He then obtained his Master’s Degree in Educational Leadership Studies from West Virginia University. Toman also earned a Superintendent’s Certificate from the Marshall University Graduate College.

Toman has received numerous honors and awards including the Glenville State College Distinguished Alumni/Outstanding Educator Award in 2003, the West Virginia Coaches Association Region II Principal of the Year for 1999-2000, Wirt County High School Future Farmers of America Honorary Member in 1999, a Discipline Task Force Nominee for the West Virginia Department of Education’s Office of Special Education in 1998, the Glenville State College Outstanding Student Teacher Award by Kappa Delta Pi in 1991, and Glenville State College WVIAC All-Conference Football player in 1989.

Toman serves on the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission (WVSSAC) Board of Directors. He has also served on the GSC Board of Governors and been a member of several professional committees and groups such as the West Virginia Association of School Administrators, the American Association of School Administrators, the RESA VII Board of Directors, the Glenville State College Educational Personnel Preparation Advisory Committee, the Calhoun/Gilmer Career Center Board, the Gilmer County Economic Development Authority, and the Federal Correctional Institution Gilmer Community Relations Board.

Toman is originally from Paden City, West Virginia in Wetzel County. He lives in Glenville with his wife Michelle. They have three children: thirteen year old daughter Tristin and sons Jordan, who is eighteen, and Campbell, who is four.

For more information on the Glenville State College JASON Project or the GSC Hidden Promise Consortium, contact Toman at Edward.Toman@glenville.edu or (304) 462-6023.